Isn't longhorn about all managed apis, and Win32 and .NET are inside out, i.e. Win32 calls end up calling managed apis. Atleast that is what I heard on the Kate Gregory Dotnetrocks show.

So this theory, might already be an embryo.

I don't think Longhorn is quite to the point of that last item, but it is certainly on it's way, as you stated, Sahil. My understanding is that much of the longhorn API is managed code, but the core of the operating system (the part that boots, loads the filesystem, etc) is still Win32.

I'm probably pretty far off, though... i haven't heard / read anything about this in a long time.

Derick,

I was a bit shocked to hear that too - but that is what she said. Hey feel free to download the show and listen to it yourself "Kate Gregory on Dotnetrocks".

- SM

Sahil, that's the opposite of what the Longhorn Evangelism Team said on the latest DNR (http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?showID=104).

Direct audio link to the quote:
http://autometa.com/rpxp/?winmedia/clip/video/start/29:51/stop/31:09/stream/mms://perseus.franklins.net/DotNetRocks_0103_Longhorn.wma

They said that Avalon, etc. are just going to sit on top of the existing OS. Maybe eventually they'll segment that stuff off - a "Win32 Support" module you can enable, just as you can add Windows Services for Unix or IIS, but I doubt that will happen in the next 5 years. Too much legacy code to emulate until they clone an army of Raymond Chens.

Goddam this sh1t is confusing. I mean, it keeps changin' around .. !!